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View SchemaPrecision test for the new Michelson-Morley experiments with rotating cryogenic cavities
| Authors | M. Consoli |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0506005 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506005 |
Abstract
A new ether-drift experiment in D\"usseldorf is currently measuring the relative frequency shift of two cryogenic optical resonators upon active rotations of the apparatus. I point out that the observed fractional amplitude of the sidereal variations of the signal in February, C_sid \sim (11 \pm 2) 10^{-16}, is entirely consistent with the expectations based on Miller's observations in the same epoch of the year. This leads to predict that, with future data collected in August-September, the observed sidereal variations should increase by \sim + 70 %, i.e. up to C_sid \sim (19\pm 2) 10^{-16} retaining the present normalization. This would represent clean experimental evidence for the existence of a preferred frame.
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"title": "Precision test for the new Michelson-Morley experiments with rotating cryogenic cavities",
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